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Unfilmable Books
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Any Life On Mars Fans Out There...?
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It's the Weekend--See FROZEN RIVER
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My vote goes, without hesitation, to a little B picture made in 1957 called Plunder Road, starring Gene Raymond. It's a flawlessly-executed story of a gold heist. It's never on TV, so I recommend searching the video sites for it. It's well worth t...
I'm with you on HOT ROCK and THE ITALIAN JOB. I was trying to think about heist movies I liked, and as soon as I read those the movies flashed back into my mind. And then, of course, there was the classic PINK PANTHER, with David Niven and Robert ...
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- Hometown:
- Detroit
- About Me:
- Writer for University. I write short stories and have published about 25 stories in various print and zine outlets. About a third of them are crime fiction in places such as Thuglit, Demolition, Hardluck Stories, Shred of Evidence, The Spinetingler, SHOTS, The Thrilling Detective, Murdaland and forthcoming in Mouth Full of Bullets. I am trying to write a novel now and finding it difficult yet rewarding.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://pattinase@blogspot.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Daniel Woodrell, Patricia Highsmith, Charles Willeford, Nicholas Freeling, Ross MacDonald, Lawrence Block, Megan Abbott, Ken Bruen, Sandra Scoppettone and many more current crime fiction writers. Alice Munro, Richard Bausch, Philip Roth, Ian McEwan, Russell Banks, Richard Yates head the list of literary favorites.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- The Wire, The Sopranos, Rescue Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men, The Godfather 1 & 2, Bringing Up Baby, Rear Window, Pelle, the Conqueror, Goodfellows, The Graduate, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Wings of Desire
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- At 12:48am on August 1, 2009,
Matthew Quinn Martin said… - thanks for the shout out on Twist of Noir (I'm having a hard time responding to comments on that board)...good stuff up there on your end too!
- At 12:32am on July 20, 2009,
Julie Lewthwaite said… - Hi Patti - yes, I'll happily have a crack at a forgotten book review - sounds like a great project. Just tell me a bit more about what you require and I'll put my brain in to steep.
Cheers, m'dear!
Jools
- At 4:14pm on December 10, 2008,
Paul Brazill said… - Hola Patricia!
- At 5:29am on November 24, 2008,
Sylvia Hubbard said… - shouting out to my michigan fam!
BTW, if you're a fiction reader, check out my books based in Detroit (all except Stone's Revenge, which is in Ohio). I'm a sensual noir author and I'm sure you'll enjoy them (not just because I wrote them, LOL.) Check out my books at by clicking here.
if you want to keep up with other michigan's literary community, join www.motownwriters.ning.com
- At 7:19am on October 14, 2008,
Rebecca B. Swets said… - Patti: I completely forgot about this note from you! I meant to say HI THERE are Bcon this past week, but we kept passing in the night, so to speak. It has to have been the best con I've ever been to, not counting Sleuthfest of course :) Hope to see you at a sleuthfest sometime.
- At 11:57am on October 12, 2008,
Patricia Abbott said…
- If you still want to do one, just email me a book you'd like remembered and comments at aa2579@wayne.edu and I'll post it. Thanks.
- At 11:48am on October 12, 2008,
Pearce said… - Hi Patricia
Never did figure out how to write for your Forgotten Books Blog, sorry :(
- At 9:39am on September 17, 2008,
Simon Wood said… - Will do...
- At 1:54pm on September 15, 2008,
Simon Wood said…
- Hiya,
Apologies, I just came across your message about a favorite "forgotten" book. Can you tell me more about what you want?
- At 7:58am on July 13, 2008,
- Bill Crider did a piece on his column and I don't like to disappear beforehand.
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